Hospitality Awards

Company Award Description Category Year County
Greyhound Inn South West Dining Pub "The Greyhound is a lovely pub with a warm welcome and friendly staff." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Dorset
Offshore Bar & Restaurant South West Dining Pub "Offshore provided a lovely meal and a relaxing evening out. All the staff were excellent and welcoming, and
the menu had an array of dishes which were all well cooked." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
Plume of Feathers South West Dining Pub “With pubs struggling in difficult times across Cornwall and the UK, the Plume of Feathers shows how it should be done. Long may it continue.” - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023
Red Lion Inn 'Babcary' South West Dining Pub "The quality of the cooking and delivery was excellent, and the staff were warm, friendly, knowledgeable. The atmosphere was great and the big clay red lion was a nice touch." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Somerset
Red Lion Inn 'Babcary' South West Dining Pub “I would heartily recommend the Red Lion to anyone wanting to enjoy the very best of West Country food and drink in an attractive, congenial setting, and will be visiting again very soon!” - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Somerset
The Acorn Inn South West Dining Pub "We enjoyed a lovely evening, from the warm welcome which we received when we arrived, to the ambience of the bar. The cheerful and helpful service and the quality of the food was brilliant. The way in which they cater for locals and people from further afield and of course its commitment to using local suppliers and the way in which this is communicated is outstanding!" - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024
The Acorn Inn South West Dining Pub “This was the perfect evening from start to finish. The staff were helpful, engaging, knowledgeable, and always smiling. The food was delicious and cooked to perfection." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023
The Agricultural Inn Ltd South West Dining Pub “The Agricultural Inn is a lovely restaurant which I cannot wait to visit again and would highly recommend others to do the same." - Taste of the West Judges Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Agricultural Inn Ltd South West Dining Pub "The Agricultural Inn is consistent in displaying an excellent standard across the board.
We very much enjoyed our visit and would always recommend the establishment to anyone looking for a high-quality, yet relaxed dining experience." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Beach Pub South West Dining Pub "We enjoyed our visit to the Beach pub, we felt welcomed and relaxed here. The marina has undergone vast improvement over the last couple of years, and this pub is a good addition to the area. We look forward to returning to the pub and seeing the completed renovations. Keep up the good work!" - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Bell Inn South West Dining Pub "With a jaw-dropping view, the Bell Inn, Selsley is a great place to visit. The restaurant is particularly light and airy and beautifully clean. The menu is interesting and far from a standard pub menu." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Gloucestershire
The Black River Inn South West Dining Pub "Flavoursome well-prepared food served in a relaxed environment by polite and well-informed staff. It was clear that local sourcing is on top of their agenda here and was excellent to see!" - Taste of the West Judges Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Black River Inn South West Dining Pub "The Black River Inn is a little oasis of fabulousness. Its young owners have a wonderful work ethic and they have got everything right. Through attention to detail, great culinary skill, local sourcing, and original thinking they have created a wonderful eating place. Despite the distance from my home, I will most definitely be going back, it was a wonderful experience.” - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Chagford Inn South West Dining Pub This is a good local pub with a high standard of food, presented in a friendly atmosphere with interactive conversation between customers, locals and visitors
Taste of the West Judges 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Cobb Arms South West Dining Pub "A very well run sea side pub in an iconic location, not resting on its laurels, with a really innovative menu along with the classics. The menus were full of local produce served in creative and interesting ways it was beautifully presented with generous portions." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Dorset
The Cotley Inn South West Dining Pub “This pub is a credit to the owners, the chef, the staff. It sets the bar for country dining and country pubs.

It really must be said that The Cotley Arms lifts the area, and it was fabulous to see the car park and tables fill up. It was fantastic to see such highly skilled and alert, engaging servers. This is how you do it!”
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Somerset
The Cricket Inn South West Dining Pub "We really enjoyed our meal, eating delicious shellfish that had been landed just outside the pub was a real bonus. Not many places that you can do that. So, I guess that’s as local as it gets! We will be back to try more dishes." Taste of the West Judges 2024
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024
The Cross Keys Inn (Cawsand) Ltd South West Dining Pub "The Cross Keys Inn is a wonderful local community pub under new management striving to bring fresh local seasonal produce to locals and visitors alike, in a newly restored traditional coastal pub." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Cross Keys Inn (Cawsand) Ltd South West Dining Pub "Excellent flavoursome food, attentive service, and very high standards all around. The Cross Keys Inn is well presented in a really nice setting. A nice touch attaching their local supplier map to the menu, it really sets them apart from other establishments in a positive light." - Taste of the West Judges 2023

 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford South West Dining Pub "If you are in the area, or even if not, The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford, is definitely worth a visit.

Be prepared for your eyes and your palette to be knocked out by the exquisite flavours and presentation of
the dishes. The staff are delightful, and the décor is stylish and relaxing. We had a lovely evening there and
can’t wait to make a return visit with friends." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Elm Tree South West Dining Pub "The dining experience was wonderful and the food was excellent. This is due to the talented Chefs, the Knowledgeable and professional staff, the lovely decor, and wonderful ambience and finally, the excellent quality of the local produce used. The Elm Tree is a wonderful example of what can be achieved and has without doubt set the ‘bar’ very high for others to follow." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Dorset
The Globe Inn South West Dining Pub "The Globe is a small Cornish Inn serving quality perfectly cooked food in a very traditional pub with a restaurant attached. The staff are excellent and make such a difference. We enjoyed lovely well prepared perfectly cooked food served by fabulous staff that used only the freshest of locally sourced ingredients." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Globe Inn South West Dining Pub "The food at The Globe Inn was a real pleasant surprise - not by any means your usual pub grub! High quality local
ingredients treated with real care and attention, and beautifully cooked and presented." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Grove Inn South West Dining Pub "The Grove is a tidy establishment full of true character that serves excellent, tasty, and well-presented home cooked locally sourced food, full of phenomenal flavours that is well presented." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024
The Gurnards Head (Eatdrinksleep Ltd) South West Dining Pub "Visiting The Gurnard’s Head was a pleasure and a fantastic experience, we had a lovely evening.
The food was amazing, it was cooked to perfection by a chef who definitely knows his trade." - Taste of the West Judges 2023
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Harbour Inn South West Dining Pub "The Harbour Inn is a charming coastal family friendly establishment, where delicious locally sourced food is served by warm & welcoming staff." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Heron Inn South West Dining Pub "The menu was creative, basing their selection on various food cultures with much thought going into the contents and presentation of the dish. Apart from knowing good food is the norm so is the standard of service. The level of service is always friendly without being overbearing and always very professional. The whole team works together which creates an atmosphere that leaves you with the agonizing task of planning for the next trip." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Hood Arms South West Dining Pub "This was a real find and is a hidden gem. The food was superb on all levels. Perfectly cooked, delicious, and
so well presented on the plate. The chef was giving a lot of attention to detail. I could not recommend the
Hood more and I have no idea how it was not on my radar. One of the best meals I’ve had for quite a while." 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Somerset
The Jack in the Green South West Dining Pub “The Jack in the Green is one of those rare treats with a burgeoning reputation for excellence, that it not only meets, but does a great job of surpassing. Locally sourced meals that both look and taste fantastic are served up in a traditional country pub with a modern twist. This is one not to be missed.” - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Lamb Hotel South West Dining Pub "We really enjoyed our evening out at The Lamb Inn in Axbridge. It’s a welcoming pub with great décor and ambience and the food is good value for money and very tasty. I look forward to going there again." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Somerset
The Marazion Hotel and Cutty Sark Restaurant South West Dining Pub "We had a great experience dining at The Cutty Sark, The service was good, the staff were welcoming, friendly and keen to help and the food was nice and well presented." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Marazion Hotel and Cutty Sark Restaurant South West Dining Pub "We thoroughly enjoyed our evening at the Cutty Sark, lovely ambience, great food and nice staff.
A winning combination, we will be visiting ourselves again soon and highly recommend it." - Taste of the West Judges 2023
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Nightjar Inn South West Dining Pub “The Nightjar Inn was a very pleasant eating experience, great food in a very comfortable contemporary pub.
Each course was delicious, cooked to perfection and definitely tasted as good as it looked.” - Taste of the West Judges 2023 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Old Coastguard South West Dining Pub "Well done to your chef and Front of House staff – they work in a fabulous location with amazing ingredients and the staff are passionate about what they do and where they work, well done! I would recommend to anyone and will definitely return." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Poltimore Inn South West Dining Pub Delicious, freshly cooked, local food, served in an interesting dining pub. Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Queens Arms South West Dining Pub "We really enjoyed our visit. The service was very high standard and the food high quality which is exactly what you would desire in a good quality dining pub. The allure of the Queen’s Arms is that it works for everyone whether you are kicking back and playing board games in the corner or enjoying the top-quality dishes." Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Dorset
The Rifle Volunteer South West Dining Pub "The Rifle Volunteer is a rising star in South East Cornwall's restaurant scene." - Taste of the West Judges Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Rising Sun Dining Pub You can't really improve on perfection. Every visit at the Rising Sun always has the same professional level of service, menu, and atmosphere, with that extra special something, which makes it stand at the very pinnacle of pub dining in Cornwall.

Simply put: pub dining in Cornwall doesn't get any better than the Rising Sun! Taste of the West Judges
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Rising Sun South West Dining Pub "The Rising Sun is a unique town pub serving hand crafted quality locally produced season foods in very traditional surroundings. A real sense of pride was evident in their ability to source local seasonal ingredients where in many cases suppliers were named, excellent." - Taste of the West Judges 2024
 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Royal Wootton Bassett South West Dining Pub “The Royal at Wooton Bassett experience was exceptional offering something a little different with
desserts on another level and would recommend this pub highly to others.” - Taste of the West Judges 2023 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Wiltshire
The Ship Inn South West Dining Pub "A truly wonderful and memorable meal, a lot of time, knowledge and care has gone into each and every dish we tasted and we actually would have loved to taste them all." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Dorset
The Ship Inn South West Dining Pub "The owners have clearly managed to keep the ‘local’ feel but bring in a mixture of their own personalities and experiences which is lovely to see. We would recommend The Ship Inn to friends and family as a great local place to visit with a fabulous menu of value for money food and drinks." - Taste of the West Judges 2023 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Dorset
The Swan Inn South West Dining Pub "We enjoyed a lovely meal at The Swan Inn. The staff were super attentive and welcoming/friendly, the food was fresh, locally sourced and cooked well and the ambience was great. Thank you." - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Devon
The Thatched Tavern South West Dining Pub "We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and look forward to returning.
This is a great bar/restaurant serving really good freshly prepared food, with great local provenance shown all around. Well done team!" - Taste of the West Judges 2023 		Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Devon
The Thirsty Scholar South West Dining Pub "This is pub food but on another Level! The staff knew exactly where our table was when we arrived and greeted us with a lovely warm smile. The warm, welcoming atmosphere was only improved by a happy local keeping the wood burner well lit!" Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The Thirsty Scholar South West Dining Pub "A cracking family pub serving high quality freshly prepared food cooked to perfection with excellent service." - Taste of the West Judges
Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Victoria Inn South West Dining Pub “We enjoyed a scrumptious roast, cooked to perfection and served in a cosy, comfortable environment. The service levels were excellent, our questions were answered politely and confidently. The Victoria Inn provides excellent quality food at a very affordable price.” - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The Victoria Inn South West Dining Pub "We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Victoria, the staff were lovely, the food was exceptional the owners, staff and chefs should be congratulated as their hard work certainly shows in every aspect of the place. We will be returning again shortly." - Taste of the West Judges 2023

 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Cornwall
The White Hart Inn South West Dining Pub “The White Hart is a lovely dining pub which the most amazing view, locally sourced food and great hearty portions.” - Taste of the West Judges 2024 Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2024 Cornwall
The World's End South West Dining Pub Judges described their visit to the World's End as "a very pleasant evening, with excellent service and some very good food on offer." Hospitality - Dining Pubs 2023 Dorset